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Preparing Students for Life

The School was founded on a mission to prepare students for college and for life. Our bright, motivated, and curious students are nurtured in an environment that develops leaders who will be a positive force in the world.Learn More

Of Atlanta, For Atlanta

Westminster’s first president, Dr. William L. Pressly, founded the School to be “of Atlanta and for Atlanta.” Our students hail from more than 80 zip codes around metro Atlanta and use the city’s vast resources to become leaders of conscience.Learn More

Home of the Wildcats

Athletics are essential to Westminster’s mission to prepare students for life. Student-athletes are challenged to become leaders and it shows: with more than 280 state championships, the Wildcats are the most awarded athletic program in Georgia.Learn More

Giving to Westminster

Your support ignites possibility and ensures we are equal to our students' aspirations day by day. Together, we inspire new discoveries and transformative experiences that lead to positive change in the world.Learn More

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Preparing Students for Life

The School was founded on a mission to prepare students for college and for life. Our bright, motivated, and curious students are nurtured in an environment that develops leaders who will be a positive force in the world.Learn More

Of Atlanta, For Atlanta

Westminster’s first president, Dr. William L. Pressly, founded the School to be “of Atlanta and for Atlanta.” Our students hail from more than 80 zip codes around metro Atlanta and use the city’s vast resources to become leaders of conscience.Learn More

Home of the Wildcats

Athletics are essential to Westminster’s mission to prepare students for life. Student-athletes are challenged to become leaders and it shows: with more than 280 state championships, the Wildcats are the most awarded athletic program in Georgia.Learn More

Giving to Westminster

Your support ignites possibility and ensures we are equal to our students' aspirations day by day. Together, we inspire new discoveries and transformative experiences that lead to positive change in the world.Learn More

JanTerm is an intensive, three-week course of study allowing Upper School students to focus on a single topic in great depth and at an accelerated pace. This immersive learning experience offers unique, cross-disciplinary experiences in the classroom as well as off-campus field trips and opportunities for overnight travel. These classes foster collaboration and provide venues for students to create, innovate, and problem solve.

The Chattahoochee River: Politics and Science gave us a real-world perspective on the topics we studied. Instead of just learning about ecosystems and river-based industries, we visited them and learned directly from the people who depend on the Chattahoochee. JanTerm inspires us to go above and beyond in a non-traditional subject and it allows faculty to share their incredible knowledge with the next generation.

Student, Class of 2020

JanTerm

JanTerm by the Numbers

In January 2020, 815 students chose from 43 courses, including Hispanic Culture and Cuisine, Sports Medicine, Biomimicry, Music and the Movies, Disaster Management, Entrepreneurship, and other options blending experiential learning from across disciplines.

All courses are encouraged to take field trips to explore Atlanta, the Southeast, and the world! Students took more than 200 field trips to places like the headwaters of the Chattahoochee River, the Coca-Cola headquarters, Broadway shows, a meeting with mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms at Atlanta City Hall, and much more! Internationally, students studied sustainability in Costa Rica and built homes in Guatemala. In addition, nearly 100 speakers presented to classes.

Eleventh and twelfth graders completed more than 40 internships, broadening their horizons and learning real-world lessons in a variety of fields.

JanTerm20 Recap

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JanTerm at Westminster

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Westminster is a coeducational Christian, independent day school for grades pre-first through 12, committed to creating an educational experience where bright, curious, motivated students who are nurtured by challenge can grow into leaders of conscience. Learn More.